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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCTOBER 22,1991_2 I I 33:0288 OliO ~tJ IO<JcJq I "'c. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK ROLL CALL SGVAC (Transportation Comta. Mtg.) SGV TRANSP. COALITION MTG. RAZOR/BARBED WIRE O'i70-hf; BLUE LINE (Security) .) r .::>(') - /0 N"lO MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 22, 1991 The City Council and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an Adjourned Regular Meeting at 7:05 p.m., Tuesday, October 22, 1991, in the Conference Room of the City Hall Council Chambers. PRESENT: Councilmembers Ciraulo, Fasching, Harbicht, Young and Gilb ABSENT: None Councilmember Young reported that she will attend the San Gabriel Valley Association of Cities, Transportation Committee meeting at the West Covina City Hall on October 30, 1991. Also, she has received a dinner invitation from Mr. Charles Storer, hosted by the RTD, which will follow the Transportation Committee meeting that evening. Counci1member Young commented that she believes the subject at the dinner meeting will be the electrification of buses. The City Manager announced that staff will attend the San Gabriel Valley Transportation Coalition meeting at the West Covina City Hall on October 29. In reference to a staff memorandum in the October 10, 1991, Council Newsletter responding to Council's request for information on the use of razor wire and barbed wire in the City and in other local cities, Counci1member Fasching commented that the report indicates the cities listed have laws prohibiting the use of one or both of the materials and/or regulates where these products can be used if allowed at all. He proposes that Council consider an ordinance prohibiting the use of razor wire or barbed wire in the City of Arcadia anywhere in relation to a public thoroughfare. Staff, Councilmember Fasching noted, recommends that businesses who have these materials in place will be allowed two years to bring their facility into compliance. Counci1member Harbicht commented that he would be in favor of an ordinance brought back for Council consideration to prohibit this type of materials for use along public streets. Staff recommended that the ordinance be worded that the razor wire or barbed wire could not be visible from a public street. By general consent of Council, staff will prepare an ordinance for introduction at the November 5, 1991, Council meeting. Following a discussion of the security protection on the Blue Line which is now provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Mayor Gilb recommended that the City Council recommend to the Southern California Rapid Transit District that the Rapid Transit District (RID) provide personnel to 1 10/22/91 /it/S ..D 7o~1( ~(/..c c;...- 5ell re..crn-/'su;,,,,i'//i OISO..,O 33:0289 ride the Blue Line to supply security protection. RTD personnel to replace security protection personnel now supplied by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, By consensus of the City Council, the above recommendation will be forwarded to the Transportation Committee of the San Gabriel Valley Association of Cities by Thursday, the 24th of October. Councilmember Young reported on the fourth public hearing proceedings held by the Arcadia Board of Education to receive public comment on the Task Force recommendations to the School Board. The October 21st meeting was held at First Avenue Junior High School. The auditorium was 100% full, with people sitting in the aisles and on the floor. The meeting was very orderly, and approximately 40 persons spoke. Now that the School Board has collected all of this information they are going to take it under advisement and study. Comments from citizens indicate that some people object to the high school becoming a four-year school. The demolition of First Avenue Junior High and thus increasing the size of the other two junior high schools was the main objection to the recommendations by many people, Moving the continuation high schools to Hugo Reid School certainly bothered those living in that area. There was some discussion at the hearings of opening another grammar school since the present grammar schools are crowded. The School Board says this would be too expensive. Also, it would be too expensive to reopen the Santa Anita Elementary School because the school is old and they would have a large, expensive remodeling job. Counci1member Young is against selling School District property. However, the Sc;hoo1 District wants that money because they would be unrestricted as to how it could be spent. This, unlike monies received from other sources which is restricted to certain areas of spending. I Mayor Pro tem Harbicht stated, in part, that a lot of people have asked him about the recommendations from the Task Force and people have also come to Council to talk about this. He explains to them that this is a School District matter and it's the School Board decision. The City doesn't have any jurisdiction over the School Board in this regard. At the same time, he added, the schools are one extremely important element in the community, and what happens in the School District is going to have a great deal of influence on what happens to the City of Arcadia in years to come. Because of this the City Council has reason for concern and a reason to consider these recommendations from the School District Task Force, and maybe, as a body, Council should take a stand and communicate Council's concern of this plan to the School Board. In response to Mayor Gilb' s question regarding the recommendation to lease the First Avenue Junior High School property, Councilmember Young responded that the School Board I is hoping the leased property will bring in a steady income for at least 50 years. People in that area, especially the young people, are very opposed to demolishing First Avenue Junior High and leasing the property. A number of parents indicated they would rather be taxed then have the assets of the School District sold off, Counci1member Young added, the School District's problem is strictly financial, the State is not returning monies to the communities for the schools, Councilmember Fasching noted that the tenor of the recent League of California Cities Conference opening session was that the solution to the problem that schools are experiencing is going to take a concentrated effort between cities and school boards. The time is here, and the time has long passed, when a school district can stand on its own. He added that it is up to the Council to try to initiate a meeting with 2 10/22/91 I I 33:0290 the School Board to find out how the City can help our schools. Further, he does not feel that selling School District assets, or moving a school, is an answer to their problem. Councilmember Fasching added that he understands the City of Santa Ana has a plan to funnel funds to their school district through their redevelopment agency. Mayor Gilb noted that he is not too sure that the City can take taxpayers' money and just hand it to the School District. This is a Unified School District which is different than other school districts as to how they can accept and use money. They are very restricted. ADJOURNMENT ~t 7:35 p.m. the meeting ADJOURNED sine die. ~g;; ATTEST: ~J~~>< , e D. Alford, C' y Cler~ 3 10/22/91